Re: DHCP and 2.2

[Adam <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>> I've updated to kernel 2.2.1 and now DHCP fails to load, it detects my
>>>> network card fine(a digital tulip series). I was wondering if anyone else
>>>> has experienced any problems with dhcp under the new kernel, or might know
>>>> of some possible solutions?
>>>I've read you need a newer version of DHCP for the 2.2 kernels.
>>I've looked for a new client @ freshmeat.net and linuxapps.com, is there
>>somewhere else to get a new client?
>A quick search of Dejanews shows it's available on sunsite.
>They also say that version 1.3.17-pl2 works with kernel 2.2.
>I also read some time ago that the newer version of dhcp won't
>work with the 2.0 kernels, so once you upgrade dhcp you won't 
>be able to reboot to v2.0 without downgrading dhcp.
>Keep in mind this is all second hand information.  I don't 
>personally use DHCP, so I can't verify anything I've read.

I am a DHCP user and I can vouch for this.  DHCP makes you pick
2.0 or 2.2 on a rather permanent basis.  DHCP has to do "raw"
packet transmisions so it makes some pretty low level calls, and
between 2.2 and 2.0 ALOT of the deep networking functions seem
to have been changed.